A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL LEADERS AND FARMERS IN THE FIELD OF ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF RECLAIMED LAND AT KAFR El-SHAIKH GOVERNORATE

The main objective of this study was to know the differences in the
characteristics between Agricultural leaders and Farmers, and to recognizing
the difference in the knowledge level and in the adoption level between
Agricultural Leaders and Farmers in the field of advancement and
finance of reclaimed land, also to identify the most vital factors that
. Maintenance the knowledge level and adoption level of agricultural leaders and
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A, well prepared and pretested questionnaire was used to collect data
For this’ research, through personal interviews from a vanadium sample
            Consisted of 216 (50 leaders, 166 farmers) in
El Taamim. El Taftiesh, El
Salem, in Kafer El-Sheikh Governorate.
Percentages, simple correlation coefficient and multiple regression
analysis was used to analyze the data statistically.
The most Important findings of this study was as follow:

No significant differences were found among Agri. Leaders and
Farmers concerning the knowledge level, and the adoption level.

There was a significant statistic relationship between all the
independent variables of this study and the knowledge of Agri.
Leaders, this variables explained about 41.3% of the variance in the
level of Agri leaders knowledge.

There was a significant statistical relationship between all the
independent variables of this study and the knowledge level of
fanners, this variables explained about ~3.6% of the variance in the
level of farmers knowledge.


There was significant statistical relationship between all the
independent variables of this study and the adoption of the Agri.
cultural leader. this variables explained about 40.4% of the variance in
the level of agricultural leaders adoption.

There was a significant statistical relationship between aU the
independent variables of this study and the adoption Jevel of farmers,
this variables explained about 14.1 % of the variance in the level of
fanners knowledge.